Foot-holding sling for children s



April 1949- A. J. BRANDON FOOT HOLDING SLING FOR CHILDRENS HIGH CHAIRS OR THE LIKE Filed Jan. 27, 1945 18 Inventor V ALVIN JOHN BRANDON BY a M t'borney;

Patented Apr. 12, 1949 FOOT HOLDIN G SLING FOB; CHILDRENS HIGH CHAIRS OR THE LIKE Alvin J ohn Brandon, Stratford, Ontario,,0anada Application January 27, 1945, SerialNo. 574,859

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My present invention relates to improvements in foot holding slingsfor a childshigh chair or the like and appertains particularly to a novel design of stirrup-like member, a pair of which are adapted to be-suspended out in. front of the chair seat and serving to prevent a young child from sliding forwardsoff the seat or climbing up to stand onv the seat, support the feet andlegs of thechildcomfortably andmaybe so mounted as to-hold' the usual tray against being raised.

An object of the invention is to provide foot receivin slings that may be easily mounted on any childs high chair orthe like, affording ample leg. freedom and yet from which the child cannot freeitsfeet, and that does not interfere in any way with the usual use of the chair.

A further object ofthe invention isto provide childls leg slingsthat are safe, sure and simple and being inexpensive to manufacture and easy. to install are thereby rendered commercially desirable.

To the accomplishment of these and related objects as shall become apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fully described; illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in theclaims hereunto appended;

The invention Will be best understood and can be more clearly described when referenceis had tothe drawings forming a part of this disclosure wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the ,several views.

In the drawings- Figures 1 and 2 are front and side elevations respectively of a. common type of childs high chair to. which my slingshavebeenapplied.

Ei um 3 is anenlarged frontelevation of the sling seen on the left in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a similarly enlarged side elevation of the sling seen on the right in Figure 1.

Seen in Figures 1 and 2 of the attached drawings is a common type of babys or childs high chair consisting of legs 5, seat 6, side arms I and back rest 8. Hinged to opposite sides of the back rest 8 and normally resting across the side arms 1 near the forward ends thereof is a conventional tray 9 that usually extends out in front to a point considerably beyond the forward edge of the seat 6.

For particular reasons elsewhere mentioned but especially because of the convenient location of the front part of this hinged tray 9 a suitable distance above and ahead of the forward edge of the seat 6 I mount my slings or stirrups in there- 2. on. It must be understood: however that no particular nor even any part of thetray need carry the slings as they may be. suspended from any suitable and/ or available supporter a special and" adiustable suspending member may' be additionally provided, the eXact nature of which is inn-- material;

A possible form' theslingsmay take" is shown herein where the same is formed from a single length of strap M; of leather; fabricor'similar material doubled to the shape'of a' U or-loop" 12' with the ends or arms is turned in a plane at right angles to the'strap in-the base ofthe wand terminally embracing'an attachingbracket I4".

A buckle It, which may be ofthe slide type; is

provided for one or both ends 13 of the strap H to allow of adjusting thelength of'tlie sling. A

part of. theu. l2- may beadditionally oralternately closed by engaging the male andifemale. parts of the snapfas-tener I! carriedlby. the. opposite armsv near their outer. or forward edges, thus forming. a. pouch-like receptacle. for the foot.

Preferably the bottom of the. U orloop. lfi'lslopes upwards-as at Hito'theback or inner side to.

afford better grip or frictionalengagement with the foot supported therein.

The mounting bracket Musedinthe illustrated embodiment for attaching. the stirrups to. the front edge of the-tray theme. on either sideof centre; is formedin one piece withapairofrod like lengths Met with an enlargement Mlrbetween themand Mconopposite ends, eachen largement isperforated to accommodate the fasteninggscrewss 59. pass over-the spacedrod likelengths Mu from which the stirrup is thus swingingly suspended.

It has been found best in practice to sling the stirrups with their lower ends or loops substantially level with the chair seat and from the forward edge of the tray since the child cannot lift the tray against the weight of its own feet, neither can it slide its feet forward through the loops because of the enclosing guards [6 nor withdraw the feet from engagement in the slings. Pushing the feet out or pulling them back merely causes the slings to swing upwardly outwards or inwards and in either case to tighten the hold on the feet because of their increasing downward pressure.

Some high chairs have a tray strap 20 that connects tray and seat, holding the tray against being raised and the child from sliding forwards The ends It ofthe. strap H- 3 but with my slings this is usually discarded as superfluous.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be manifest that foot holding slings for a. child's high chair or the like are provided that will fulfill all the necessary requirements of such a device, but as many changes could be made in the above description any many apparently widely different embodiments of the invention may be constructed within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matters contained in the said accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitative or restrictive sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A childs high chair comprising the usual legs, seat, back and sides, a member disposed forwardly of the chair and above the seat and a pair of freely swinging foot receiving stirrups suspended therefrom.

2. A childs high chair comprising the usual legs, seat, back and sides, a member supported thereby extending forwardly of the chair and disposed above the level of the seat and a foot receiving sling suspended therefrom.

3. A childs high chair comprising the usual legs, seat, back and sides, a member supported thereby extending forwardly of the chair and disposed above the level of the seat and a pair of spaced foot receiving slings hanging therefrom, mounted one on either side of the centre thereof.

4. A childs high chair comprising the usual legs, seat, back and sides, a member supported thereby extending forwardly of the chair and disposed above the level of the seat and outwardly swinging stirrups slung therefrom and reaching to a point not substantially lower than the level of the seat.

5. A childs high chair comprising the usual legs, seat, back and sides, a member supported thereby extending forwardly of the chair and disposed above the level of the seat and a foot receiving sling partially enclosed across the front suspended therefrom.

6. A childs high chair comprising the usual legs, seat, back and sides, a member supported thereby extending forwardly of the chair and disposed above the level of the seat and a footreceiving sling suspended therefrom, said sling having a closure on its forward side extending at least part way up from the bottom.

7. For a childs high chair comprising legs. seat, back and sides, a tray hinged to the said back and normally resting on said sides and 4 childs foot holding means in the form of pouchlike, heel-receiving slings attached to said tray to hold the feet in elevated position and prevent the child sliding forward on said seat.

8. For a childs high chair comprising legs, seat, back and sides, a tray hinged to the said back and normally resting on said sides, footreceiving slings suspended from said tray to prevent the same being lifted by the child and additional means mounted on said chair to prevent the child sliding forwards from the seat.

9. For a childs high chair comprising legs, seat, back and sides, a tray hinged to the said back and normally resting on said sides, slings suspended from the forward edge of said tray to receive the childs legs and hold the tray against being lifted and means to hold the child against sliding forward on said seat.

10. For a childs high chair, foot receiving slings carried thereby and suspended in advance of the chair seat and on approximately the level thereof, said slings being each formed as a strap doubled in length to provide a U and means for adjusting the length thereof.

11. Foot slings for a childs chair or the like to support the back of the childs heels in slightly raised position consisting of straps doubled to form Us, a closure across the forward side of the bottom thereof and means for swingingly supporting the ends of said straps from a point above and in advance of the seat of the chair.

12. A pouch-like foot sling for supporting the back of the heel in slightly raised position formed of a strap doubled as a U, the ends thereof turned to a plane at right angles to the lower part of the U, a mounting bracket having a spaced pair of rod-like lengths from which said strap ends are supported and bracket attaching means between them.

ALVIN JOHN BRANDON.

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